Essential reading for students and scholars of First Corinthians, this volume brings together sixteen influential journal articles on the Pauline epistle from a leading expert in the field. Professor O'Connor provides postscripts to each article, engaging with the continuing debates on issues raised. more...

An imaginative, engaging, and short biography of Paul. Jerome Murphy-O'Connor's disciplined imagination, nourished by a lifetime of research, shapes numerous textual, historical, and archaeological details into a colourful and enjoyable story of which Paul is the flawed but undefeated hero. Paul's travels and mission are put into a plausible biographical... more...

Here Jerome Murphy-O'Connor presents a completely new, vivid, and dramatic account of the life of Paul. From his childhood in Tarsus and his years as a student in Jerusalem, to the successes and failures of his ministry, this biography gives the most detailed reconstructions of his movements and motives available. more...

A collection of articles relating to the history and archaeology of Jerusalem, addressing problems associated with matching the archaeological and textual records. The majority of the articles have been previously published but appear here with additional material, three new essays complete the volume. more...